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Excel File Recovery
Recovering Data From Corrupt Excel Files
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Find FREE tools to recover data from corrupt Excel files. The following suggestions are possible ways to recover data that might otherwise be lost. Our Excel file recovery tools are free to use. If one method is not successful, try another, then another until you are successful. You can also try third-party software solutions for data recovery if you can't recover corrupt Excel file using these methods. We have provided many links on this page to help you successfully retrieve your files, and with any luck you should be able to REPAIR CORRUPT EXCEL FILES FREE.
Also, it is a good idea to try and MAKE A COPY OF YOUR FILE before starting. This way, you are not doing more harm than good to the original file. The following tips come from staff members, our friends at Microsoft, and members. Good Luck! Let's Get Started...
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If you CAN'T open the file in Excel
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Try closing down the
application then re-open. Restart your computer. Run a virus scan on the file. Can you open the file? If not, move on to the next step. Try opening the file on a
different computer. Try to open the file in a
more recent version of MS Office. Set the recalculation option in Excel to manual On the Tools menu, click
Options.
If you have the Microsoft
Excel converter installed, you might be able to open your Excel workbook in Microsoft
Word. Try deleting the data from
your c:\windows\temp directory. Then reboot. Try opening the file using Google Docs Try saving the file as a .txt file. Open your Excel workbook in
WordPad. If the file does open, you might recover Microsoft Visual Basic code
in your modules and class modules. Open the file in Microsoft Excel Viewer If you have Microsoft Excel
Viewer installed, you may be able to open the Microsoft Excel workbook in
Microsoft Excel Viewer, copy the cells, and paste the cells into a new
workbook. However, you cannot recover
module sheets, dialog sheets, chart sheets, or macro sheets. Also, you will not recover
any cell formulas, only the results of those formulas that are currently in the
cells. To download Excel Viewer
2003, or for more information, see Downloads on Microsoft Office Online. |
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If you CAN open the file in Excel
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Use the “Revert To Saved Document command” If you are working in an Excel document and the file becomes corrupted (before you have saved changes to the file), you can recover. On the File menu, click Open, then select the select your file. Dialog box - "Revert to Saved Document? Click OK. Now the file is reverted to the last time it was saved. Save the file in SYLK format Saving the file in SYLK format is typically used to remove printer corruption. On the File menu, click Save As. In the Save as type list, click SYLK (Symbolic Link), and then click Save. Note Only the active sheet in the workbook is saved when you use the SYLK file format. Click OK. When the message tells you the selected file type does not support workbooks. Click Yes when the message tells you the file may contain features that aren't compatible with the SYLK format. Save the file in Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) format If you can open the corrupted Microsoft Excel file, you can "filter" it if you save it in HTML format, close the file. Then reopen it as follows: On the File menu, click Save As. In the Save as type list, click Web Page (*.htm, *.html). Under Save, click Entire Workbook, and then click Save. |
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Tips On Saving A Backup File (From Microsoft)
As a preventative measure, you may want to save your file often and create a backup copy every time you save. In the Save As dialog box (File menu, Save As command), click Tools, click General Options, and then select the Always create backup check box. This way, you'll have access to a good copy of the file, should the original be accidentally deleted or become corrupted.
You can also make sure that Excel automatically creates a recovery file at specific intervals. In the Options dialog box (Tools menu, Options command), on the Save tab, select the Save AutoRecover info every check box, and then specify a number of minutes. In the AutoRecover save location box, specify the location where you want to save the recovery file. Make sure that the Disable AutoRecover check box (under Workbook options) is not selected.
